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News: 2017 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award<p>
The recipient of the 2017 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal is Professor Allan S. Hoffman, Emeritus Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington in Seattle.</p>Wed, 07 Dec 2016 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/materials-today-embracing-challenge-awardnow-accepting-nomin
News: Materials Today Embracing Challenge Award:Now Accepting Nominations<p>
From construction and electronics, through to energy and medicine; materials science and engineering has made significant and enduring contributions to the lives of every human being.</p>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/the-acta-journals-welcome-new-editor-gregory-s-rohrer
News: The Acta Journals Welcome New Editor, Gregory S. Rohrer<p>
I am pleased to announce the addition of Professor Gregory S. Rohrer as a new editor for Acta Materialia.</p>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/2017-acta-materialia-silver-medal-award
News: 2017 Acta Materialia Silver Medal Award<p>
The recipient of the 2017 Acta Materialia Silver Medal is Jing-yang Wang, the distinguished professor and division head in the High-performance Ceramic Division at the Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science and Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also the assistant director of Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science.</p>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/john-j-jonas-2017-acta-materialia-gold-medal-recipient
News: John J. Jonas, 2017 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Recipient<p>
The recipient of the 2017 Acta Materialia Gold Medal is Dr. John J. Jonas, Henry Birks Professor Emeritus, Department of Mining and Materials Engineering, McGill University, Montreal, Canada. </p>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/acta-biomaterialia-silver-medal-award
News: Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal Award<p>
The recipient of the first Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal Award is Dr. Thomas J. Webster who is the Art Zafiropoulo Endowed Chair and Professor at Northeastern University, Boston, MA. He also serves as the current Chair of the Chemical Engineering Department at Northeastern. Dr. Webster received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1995 and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1997 and 2000, respectively. Dr. Webster has held previous academic appointments at Purdue and Brown Universities.</p>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/2017-acta-materialia-hollomon-award-for-materials-society
News: 2017 Acta Materialia Hollomon Award for Materials & Society<p>
Dr. Warren Poole, Professor and Department Head, and Rio Tinto Aluminium Chair in Materials Process Engineering at the University of British Columbia in Canada is the recipient of the 2017 Acta Materialia Hollomon Award for Materials & Society. Dr. Poole’s research into the properties of lightweight metals has led him to create safe, mass-producible alloy automobile parts that could reduce fuel use and greenhouse gases emitted by vehicles in Canada by 40 percent by 2025. </p>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/recioients-of-the-2015-acta-student-awards
News: Recipients of the 2015 Acta Student Awards<p>
A team of judges consisting of Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, and Acta Biomaterialia editors has completed the evaluation of nominees for the above awards. Each year we receive many excellent nominations and selecting the winners is a challenging task. Several factors are considered in the evaluation of each nominee: the quality of paper, or papers, for which he or she was nominated, recommendation letters, and leadership potential.</p>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/webinar-high-throughput-strategies-for-the-design-discovery
News: Webinar: High throughput strategies for the design, discovery and analysis of biomaterials<p>
Webinar: High throughput strategies for the design, discovery and analysis of biomaterials</p>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/editors-choice/editors-choice-acta-biomaterialia
Editors' Choice: Editors' Choice Articles<p>
<a href="https://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/editors-choice/editors-choice-acta-biomaterialia">A hand-picked choice of authors’ research and scientific articles from Acta Biomaterialia.</a></p>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/2015-acta-biomaterialia-outstanding-reviewers
News: 2015 Acta Biomaterialia Outstanding Reviewers<p>
Peer review is the cornerstone of science, and Elsevier and Acta Materialia, Inc. are dedicated to supporting and recognizing journals´ reviewers. The Acta Journals are delighted to announce the recipients of the 2016 Outstanding Reviewer awards for excellence in reviewing in 2015, as selected by the Editors of <em>Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia </em>and<em> Acta Biomaterialia</em>. Each recipient receives a certificate and honorarium as thanks for their support of the titles, and for their help in ensuring the continued high quality of the journals.</p>
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The Outstanding Reviewers for <em>Acta Biomaterialia</em> are listed below.<br />
<a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-materialia/news/">Click here</a> to see the names of the Outstanding Reviewers in <a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-materialia/news/"><em>Acta Materialia</em></a>.<br />
<a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/scripta-materialia/news/">Click here</a> to see the names of the Outstanding Reviewers in <a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/scripta-materialia/news/"><em>Scripta Materialia</em></a>. </p>Wed, 13 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/acta-materialia-inc-coordinating-editor-appointment
News: Acta Materialia, Inc. Coordinating Editor Appointment<p>
<strong>Acta Materialia, Inc. Coordinating Editor Appointment</strong></p>
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In June 2015 Subhash Mahajan informed the Acta Materialia, Inc. Board of Governors that he plans to step down from his Coordinating Editor position effective March 1, 2016. After a call for applications from the Editorial Staff of Acta Materialia’s three journals, a search and interviews were conducted over several months. I’m very pleased to announce that, following a vote by the Board of Governors, Christopher A. Schuh (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) was offered and accepted the position of Coordinating Editor of Acta Materialia, Inc., with a 4-year term to begin March 1, 2016. Chris has been a valuable member of the Acta Materialia editorial team since 2012, and we’re excited that Chris will be leading the three Acta journals (Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, and Acta BioMaterialia) into the future.</p>Tue, 09 Feb 2016 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/2016-acta-materialia-gold-medal-award-recipient-announced
News: 2016 Acta Materialia Gold Medal Award - recipient announced<p>
The recipient of the 2016 Acta Materialia Gold Medal is Dr. Sungho Jin, Professor Emeritus of University of California, San Diego. Prior to his recent retirement, he was Distinguished Professor of Materials Science in the Departments of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UCSD and held Iwama Endowed Chair. He also served as the Director of the university-wide Materials Science & Engineering Program at UCSD for the past 13 years.</p>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 11:10:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/publishing-your-research-publishing-connect-author-workshop
News: Publishing your research - Publishing Connect author workshop in collaboration with Prof. William Wagner<p>
This September at the <a href="http://www.termis.org/wc2015/">TERMIS World Congress</a> you will have the opportunity to learn and share the latest groundbreaking results in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. What happens when the time comes to get your results peer-reviewed?</p>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/recipients-of-the-2014-acta-student-awards
News: Recipients of the 2014 Acta Student Awards<p>
A team of judges consisting of Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, and Acta Biomaterialia editors has completed the evaluation of nominees for the above awards. Each year we receive many excellent nominations and selecting the winners is a challenging task. Several factors are considered in the evaluation of each nominee: the quality of paper, or papers, for which he or she was nominated, recommendation letters, and leadership potential.</p>Tue, 04 Aug 2015 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/acta-biomaterialia-gold-medal-2016-awarded-to-klaas-de-groot
News: Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal 2016 awarded to Klaas de Groot<p>
Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal 2016 awarded to Klaas de Groot<br />
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News: 2015 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award<p>
Jack Lemons, University Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Engineering, has been awarded the highly acclaimed international 2015 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award. The award recognizes excellence and leadership in biomaterials, including basic science and translation to practice.</p>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/acta-biomaterialia-celebrates-10th-anniversary
News: Acta Biomaterialia celebrates 10th anniversary<p>
As <em>Acta Biomaterialia </em>marks its tenth year of publication, the journal continues its rapid growth thanks to the tremendous support provided by the biomaterials community. Our impact factor has risen each year, now standing at 6.025, and high-quality manuscript submissions continue to increase.</p>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/materials-today-supports-the-materials-genome-initiative
News: Materials Today supports the Materials Genome Initiative<p>
This initiative has been featured on the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/02/06/its-time-open-materials-science-data"><strong>White House Office of Science and Technology Policy</strong></a> blog</p>Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/the-statement-of-significance
News: The statement of significance: A new addition to your submissions<p>
From now on, when you submit an manuscript to Acta Biomaterialia, we request that you include a short statement of significance. This statement should be written to a broad audience, at an undergraduate level, and limited to 120 words.</p>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 11:50:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/broaden-the-readership-of-your-acta-biomaterialia-article
News: Broaden the readership of your Acta Biomaterialia article<p>
From now on, when you submit an manuscript to Acta Biomaterialia, we request that you include a short statement of significance. This statement should be written to a broad audience, at an undergraduate level, and limited to 120 words.</p>Fri, 06 Feb 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/science-citation-index-by-thomson-reuters
News: Science Citation Index by Thomson-Reuters<p>
We are very pleased to announce that <a href="http://www.materialstoday.com/biomaterials/journals/acta-biomaterialia/">Acta Biomaterialia</a> has been selected for indexing in the <a href="http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jloptions.cgi?PC=K">Science Citation Index</a> by Thomson-Reuters.</p>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/recipients-of-the-2013-acta-student-award
News: Recipients of the 2013 Acta Student Awards<p>
A team of judges consisting of <em>Acta Materialia</em>,<em> Scripta Materialia</em>, and <em>Acta Biomaterialia</em> editors has completed the evaluation of nominees for the above awards. Each year we receive many excellent nominations and selecting the winners is a challenging task. Several factors are considered in the evaluation of each nominee: the quality of paper, or papers, for which he or she was nominated, recommendation letters, and leadership potential. </p>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/subhash-mahajan-wins-the-robert-franklin-mehl-award
News: Subhash Mahajan wins the Robert Franklin Mehl Award<p>
Dr Subhash Mahajan, Professor at the University of California in Davis and Coordinating Editor of Acta Materialia, will receive the prestigious Institute of Metals/Robert Franklin Mehl Award at the forthcoming TMS Annual Meeting at Walt Disney World in Orlando in March 2015.</p>Thu, 08 Jan 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/press-release-2015-acta-materialia-inc-hollomon-materials-an
News: Press Release – 2015 Acta Materialia, Inc. Hollomon Materials and Society Award<p>
The recipient of the 2015 Acta Materialia Inc. Hollomon Materials & Society Award is Dr. Tresa M. Pollock, the Alcoa Professor of Materials at the University of California Santa Barbara. Dr. Pollock specializes in the mechanical and environmental performance of materials in extreme environments, unique high temperature materials processing paths, ultrafast laser-material interactions, alloy and coating design and 3-D materials science for prediction of the properties of structural and functional materials. She has been a member of the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) since 2005 and has served in a number of leadership positions in professional societies, government and academia.</p>Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:20:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/obituary-professor-gareth-thomas
News: Obituary Professor Gareth Thomas<p>
Professor Gareth Thomas<br />
August, 9, 1932, Maesteg- Wales, UK - February, 6, 2014, Oestgeest, the Netherlands</p>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 13:20:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/virtual-special-issue/virtual-special-issue-on-bioactive-glasses
Virtual Special Issue: Virtual special issue on bioactive glasses<p>
<strong><u>Bioactive glasses</u></strong></p>
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Professor Larry Hench will receive the Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal at the annual meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials in Liverpool on Sept 3, 2014. This is an excellent opportunity to honor his pioneering work in biomaterials through the publication of a virtual issue on bioactive glasses.</p>Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/virtual-special-issue/acta-biomaterialia-virtual-special-issue-calcium-phosphate
Virtual Special Issue: Virtual Special Issue on Calcium Phosphate Cements and Putties<p>
Virtual Special Issue on Calcium Phosphate Cements and Putties.<br />
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Compiled by: Marc Bohner MSc EPFL, PhD, Head of the Skeletal Substitutes Group, RMS Foundation, Switzerland and Editor, Acta Biomaterialia</p>Thu, 30 Jan 2014 00:00:00 Zhttp://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/2012-acta-student-awards-recipients-announced
News: 2012 Acta Student Awards Recipients announced<p>
A team of judges consisting of Acta Materialia, Scripta Materialia, and Acta Biomaterialia editors has completed the evaluation of nominees for the 2012 Acta Student Awards. There were many excellent nominations and selecting the winners was a challenging task. Several factors were considered in the evaluation of each nominee: the quality of paper, or papers, for which he or she was nominated, recommendation letters, and leadership potential.</p>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 08:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/acta-biomaterialia-gold-medal-awarded-to-prof-larry-hench
News: 2014 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Awarded to Prof. Larry Hench<p>
Larry Hench, University Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Florida Institute of Technology College of Engineering, has been awarded the highly acclaimed international 2014 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal Award. The award recognizes excellence in research and development in the field of biomaterials.</p>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 00:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/materials-science-journals-authors-audioslides
News: All Elsevier Materials Science journals now offer a new, free service to authors: AudioSlides<p>
These are brief, webcast-style presentations based on slides and audio that are shown next to the article on ScienceDirect.</p>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 06:30:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/professor-anseth-elected-to-all-3-us-national-academies
News: Professor Anseth elected to all 3 US National Academies<p>
Rare honor for Kristi Anseth, who was elected to all three US National Academies<br />
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Congratulations to Professor Kristi Anseth who has achieved the rare honor of being elected to all 3 United States National Academies: National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and now, National Academy of Sciences. She is also an <a href="http://www.journals.elsevier.com/progress-in-materials-science/editorial-board/">Editor at Progress in Materials Science</a> and <a href="http://www.actamaterialia.org/about-us/board-of-governors/kristi-anseth/">Governor at Acta Materialia Inc.</a></p>Mon, 06 May 2013 05:00:00 +0100http://www.journals.elsevier.com/acta-biomaterialia/news/acta-biomaterialia-gold-medal-award
News: James M. Anderson, M.D., Ph.D. will be awarded the 2013 Acta Biomaterialia Gold Medal award<p>
The award recognizes undisputed world leaders who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in biomaterials, including basic science and translation to practice</p>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 05:00:00 +0100